Hungary Lifts Veto on €6.6 Billion in EU Military Aid for Ukraine
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Hungary Lifts Veto on €6.6 Billion in EU Military Aid for Ukraine
The government of Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar has officially ended a two-year blockade on the European Peace Facility (EPF), unlocking €6.6 billion ($7.68 billion) in immediate funding to compensate EU member states for weapons supplied to Ukraine during Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. This decision marks a fundamental pivot in Budapest’s foreign policy, as the previous administration of Viktor Orbán had used the requirement f…
Hungary's new government has lifted a veto on partial reimbursement to EU countries of the cost of weapons they send to Ukraine, ending a two-year blockade imposed by the previous government of Viktor Orban. This decision allows the first 6.6 billion euros to be unlocked immediately.
The previous government blocked payments for two years. The government of Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar has begun to change the previous administration's policy toward Ukraine. One of the first steps was lifting an important EU veto, RBC-Ukraine reports, citing Politico. Read also: Magyar wants a meeting with Zelenskyy and sets a deadline. According to the publication, the new Hungarian government has lifted its block on decisions regard…
There is a fund from which the EU paid at least partially to EU member states for the weapons that were sent to Ukraine. These payments were frozen by a veto by the previous government. Tisza has now withdrawn the veto.
According to the publication, such a step is the intention of the new Hungarian government to improve relations with Brussels
Hungary's government, led by Peter Magyar, lifted two-year blockade, unfreezing more than €6 billion for EU countries that provided arms to Ukraine
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